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Unallowable purpose and deemed loan relationships (Travel Document Service and Ladbroke Group v HMRC)

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Published on: 16 February 2017

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Tax analysis: The Upper Tribunal (UT) upheld the decision of the First-Tier Tribunal (FTT) concerning the application of the loan relationships ‘unallowable purpose’ rule to a deemed loan relationship held by one of the taxpayers, Travel Document Service (TDS), as part of a tax avoidance scheme. The unallowable purpose rule was capable of applying in the case of a deemed (as opposed to an actual) loan relationship and, based on the facts established before the FTT, TDS was found to have a main purpose of securing a tax advantage. The UT also upheld the FTT’s finding that the deductions of the other taxpayer in relation to an actual loan relationship should be disallowed under the unallowable purpose rule. The taxpayers’ appeals were dismissed.

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